Track-raising implement.



N0.735,17o3.. -PATENTBDum.11,1903` J. J. BUGKLEY.

TRACK RAISING IMPLEMBNT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAL?, 1903.

no MODEL.

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Patented August 1 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. BUCKLEY, OF DVIGHT, ILLINOIS.

TRACK=RAIS|NG IMPLEM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,70-3, dated August 1 1, 1903. Application liled March 7, 1903. Serial No. 146.618. (No modelli vat Dwight, intheconnty of Livingston and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Track-Raising Implements, of which the following is a spei` My invention yrelates to certain new and useful improvements in track-raising implements; and its object is to produce a device for use in railroad construction and repairing Y which will be suitable for lifting ties, together with thea-ttached rails, from the road-bed.

To this and certain minor ends, which will become apparent inthe course of the description, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction,which are herein set forth, and clearly illustrated in the drawings appended hereto. ,p

In the| aforesaid drawings, `Figure l is a` perspective of my improved track-raising implement, and Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal .in balls h, similar to the balls a'. 4'

A A.ment of bolts ZX with holesb2 in the legs.

section thereof.

Referring to the drawings, A is the main .supporting-frame ofthe device. It is formed in the shape of a large inverted U with a small central downwardly-extending yoke a. The ends of theframe A terminate in balls a. or in other enlarged portions so shaped as .to take-a firmer hold o'n the loose material of In the lower part of the yoke a of the frame A vis `pivoted a lever C, provided at one end with a suitable handle c and at the other end with a fork c', the upper surface of said fork being provided with a plurality of teeth c2, suitable for frictional engagement with the woodof the ties. In the upper part oftheI `Yoke a is pivoted a pawl D, adapted to en` gage with teeth c3, forming a ratchet on the upper surface of the lever C. The pawl D can swing toward the handle .of the lever C until it comes incontact' therewith; but its rotation upon its pivot in the opposite direction is limited by a bar A2, secured to theA frame A.

The operation of the device will now be readily apparent. The collars A and the legs B are so adjusted that the frame A will be given a large base and be positioned to withstand considerable vertical strain. The exact adjustment will of course vary somewhat with the level of the surface upon which it is to be placed, the adjustment shown in the drawings being that for level ground. 'The fork e' of the lever C is crowded under the end of the tie which it is desired to lift and the frame and legs pushed into position. The handle ofthe lever is then pushed down, the tie being consequently raised. The pawl D engages with the teetlr c3 of the lever C as the handle ofi the lever is lowered and locks the handle in any desired position. particularly advantageous, as it is frequently desirable to raise a tie three or four inches and hold it in place long enough to lill in underneath. Wih the ordinary devices it is of coursefnecessary to have one laborer raise the tie and hold it while another fills in under it, while with my device one laborer can raise the tie and then fill in under it himself.

I realize that considerable variations are possible in the details of this construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form herein shown and described, except as pointed out in the claims.

I claim as new and desire to secure bly Letters Patent- 1. The combination with an inverted-U- shaped frame provided with a yoke, legs pivoted to said frame, and a lever pivoted in the yoke.

2. The combination with the inverted-U- shaped frame, A, provided with the yoke, a,

of the legs, B, p'ivotcd thereto, and the lever,

C, provided with the serrated end pivoted in the yoke, a.

This is The combination with the shaped app'lication for Letters Patent'at Dwight, in frame, A, provided with lthe yoke, a, of the the county of Livingston and State o f Illinois, collars, A', adjnstably secured upon said this 28th day of Februaijy, A. D. 1903.

frame, the bracing-legs, B, secured in said JOHN J. BUCKLEY. 5 collars, and a. lever pivoted in the yoke, sub- Witnesses:

stnntially as described. WM. H. KETCHAM,

In witness whereof I have signed the above GEO. T. PETTELL. 

